W Clan: Illinois Farmhouse Style

It was an absolutely GORGEOUS day. Perfect for taking pictures. I still get very nervous taking pics, but these kids did great (and the adults were pretty cooperative, too). I'm going to put a bunch on here- even if some are less than perfect. I still LOVE taking pictures. I know a few of them were a littly cheezy, but we all tried a bunch of different poses and such. It's always good practice. And I know this family was happy with how they turned out. That's all that matters, right? Friends doing favors for friends. :)

One Bright Patch of Yellow

Jenn's beautiful pictures at the UW-Madison Arboretum inspired me to head out to the Arboretum at Cornell.  However when we got there instead of budding trees and shrubs we found this:

And instead of beautiful, flowering magnolia trees we found this. 

Either it's been colder here the last week or so than in Madison, or the trees in New York just aren't as hardy or as cool. 

We looped completely around the arboretum and almost everything was still dead and barren, except for this:

One sweet little strip of Daffodils.  The perfect pick-me-up for a dreary, windy, early spring day. 

And after enjoying the daffodils for a little while, on the walk back to the car we did discover some other early signs of spring. 

So apparently there's hope for us yet.

UW Arboretum

I don't think I've ever loved spring more. The blossoms are gorgeous. PLEASE! Post some flower pictures on here for me!!! Here are a few of my favorites:

The west

Two summers ago Tyler and I went on a road trip from SLC up to Canada and all the way down to San Diego, we did it in two weeks.  It was such an adventure here are some of my favorite photos from our road trip...

I Hart this Baby

 Such a sweet baby. I got to take pictures of her big sister back in 2009, and she was my favorite baby girl for a long time.  I love this family and loved practicing. And her outfit was made by her aunt, shoes and all.

I'm trying to get out of my comfort zone and try different angles. I still have a hard time zooming out. For some reason I just really like to zoom in on babies. A natural tendency, I'm sure. Thanks to her mom for letting me shoot these! It's always great to practice!